Dockyard will soon manage under its own steam, it was announced yesterday.

"We're going to be self-sufficient in the new year,'' Chairman of the West End Development Company Scott Hunter confirmed. He predicted Wedco, now Government subsidised, would turn a profit.

Mr. Hunter added the scheme would take effect with the next Government Budget.

The news was revealed during an hour-long unveiling of new attractions at the West End.

The new Dockyard Train, complete with two-passenger coaches which seat 40 people, was christened by Transport Minister Wayne Furbert.

Mr. Furbert noted the train would make the complex more accessible for visitors as well as provide transportation to King's Wharf in Dockyard for cruise ship passengers.

Train operator Jeff Gibbons said the engine would make seven stops and cost riders $2 a ride or $5 for a day pass.

Mr. Gibbons added the train would be up and running for the first cruise ship in April.

The red and green replica of a frontier train was the brainchild of John Leseur of Oleander Cycles.

Tourism Minister David Dodwell also unveiled a new walking tour route which had signs with historical information about the old naval Dockyard.

Mr. Dodwell added the West End attraction was an excellent example of how Government and the private sector could work together.

"This is another step on the way to re-engineering tourism,'' he said of the new attractions.

And Works and Engineering Minister Leonard Gibbons officially opened the redesigned North Arm Park near the cruise ship dock.

The park suffered serious erosion during Hurricane Felix last year in addition to the daily pounding of natural elements.

The new park has a "hard'' landscaping, consisting of paving stones and hardy Casuarina trees, designed by horticulturist Malcolm Griffiths, to withstand the weather.